{"id":402043,"date":"2019-11-14T07:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T14:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=402043"},"modified":"2019-11-14T07:42:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T14:42:39","slug":"south-african-national-teamer-henre-louw-sends-verbal-to-georgias-class-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/south-african-national-teamer-henre-louw-sends-verbal-to-georgias-class-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"South African National Teamer Henr\u00e9 Louw Sends Verbal to Georgia’s Class of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Georgia has scored a new verbal commitment for the 2021-22 season and beyond from Henr\u00e9 Louw<\/strong> of Pretoria, South Africa. He’ll join\u00a0Zach Kohm<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Ryan Wylie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Athens as a member of the class of 2025.<\/p>\n

Louw is currently a junior at Afrikaans Ho\u00ebr Seunskool and trains year-round with TUKS Swimming Club, the same club that Cameron van den Burgh<\/strong> spent time training with. Louw has represented South Africa at the 2018 Open Water Championships in Israel, as well as the 2019 FINA World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n

He earned bronze in the 5k and 10k at South African Open Water Nationals this past year and won the 1500m free at the South African Elite Youth Championships. He secured silver in the mile at South African LCM Seniors and won the 800m free at South African SCM Seniors while earning the runner-up spot in the 1500m free.<\/p>\n

Best open water times:<\/p>\n